Indoor Air Quality
Did
you know it can be as much as 5 TIMES more harmful
to
breathe
air inside your home or office
than outside?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stated that over the
next 10 years, a major health crisis we face in the U.S. will be
the conditions caused by poor indoor air quality. Poor indoor air
quality has been linked to serious health ailments. Stagnant air
in homes and in the workplace combined with viruses and bacteria
causing a variety of health-threatening upper respiratory illnesses.
Allgeier Air improves the air quality
in your home by
using the following:
Have Your Home Evaluated
Whole House Evaluations – Click here for an appointment - $180.00
for whole house air quality evaluation and $300.00 for petri dish
sample evaluation from laboratory. * May be tax deductible if deemed
medically necessary; please consult your tax advisor.
FACTS ABOUT INDOOR AIR
- According the Environmental Protection Agency, the air in homes
can be up to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air.
- The National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine reports
that exposure to indoor pollutants is a key contributor to the
asthma problems of this nation.
- Poor indoor air quality costs North Americans over $100 billion
each year in health care, absenteeism, lost production and lost
revenue.
- Most allergy and asthma sources are passed from person to person
through the air.
- The air in a single room can contain hundreds of thousands
of infectious bacteria, viruses, fungal spores and contaminants,
which can only be seen with a microscope.
- Airborne contaminants can cause disease such as influenza,
hepatitis, tuberculosis and pneumonia. Ultraviolet treatment
helps reduce the occurrence of diseases such as measles and tuberculosis.
- Health effects may show up immediately or after years of exposure
to poor indoor air quality. These symptoms include some
respiratory diseases, heart disease and cancer. They may
be severely debilitating or fatal.
Call us for a quote at (502) 458-7003 and don't forget to print out
your money-saving coupon!
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